Shooting in Orange

An Orange resident was shot last night while in his apartment, according to a report from the Orange Police Department.

At approximately 10:40 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5, police were dispatched to Baptist Hospital in Orange regarding a gunshot victim. Police met with the 31-year-old victim at the hospital. The man had reportedly been shot in the right shoulder area of his body. According to the news release, the man said he was sitting at his apartment in Arthur Robinson Housing in the 1400 block of Fifth Street in Orange when a shot was fired into his apartment, striking the man. The victim was treated and released, according to the report. The investigation is ongoing.